Melt processing and mechanical property characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotube/high density polyethylene (MWNT/HDPE) composite films

Carbon

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2779-2785

  Tang, Wenzhong ^a   Santare, Michael H ^a   Advani, Suresh G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; Carbon composites; D. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0142126763     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(03)00387-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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